Stapleton
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English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Stapledon
Etymology
From Old English stapol (“post, pillar”) + tūn (“enclsoure; settlement, town”).
Proper noun
Stapleton (countable and uncountable, plural Stapletons)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A suburb in the north-east of Bristol, England, between Eastville and Frenchay (OS grid ref ST6176).
- A village and civil parish in Carlisle district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY5071).
- A small village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref S03265).
- A village in Peckleton parish, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP4398).
- A village and civil parish in Richmondshire district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ2612).
- A village and civil parish in Selby district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5019).
- A village in Condover parish, central Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4704).
- An unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States.
- A city in Jefferson County, Georgia, United States.
- A village, the county seat of Logan County, Nebraska, United States.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Stapleton is the 1973rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 18332 individuals. Stapleton is most common among White (84.93%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Stapleton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.